Jane tells from the world folktales and personal stories from growing up in the Connecticut woods. Beautifully crafted, these stories resonate with humor sometimes to the point of silliness as well as her general playfulness with language. Jane loves words! And, words harnessed to a well-crafted, well-told tale is just what she's about. Further, she has stories so poignant that listeners hush to the images and heartfelt ideas. Jane's programs address school curriculum and are pure entertainment.

Jane is a member of the Illinois Storytelling, Inc. Board of Directors, producing the annual Illinois Storytelling Festival. She is a member of Northlands and of the National Storytelling Network. Jane presents regularly at Illinois and National Conferences on the value of storytelling and the need for school-based research to demonstrate to school administors how life-affirming and school-changing storytelling in the classrom can be.

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co-written by Sherry Norfolk, Jane Stenson, and Diane Williams
Foreward by Syd Lieberman
Available from Libraries Unlimited, November 2006

Consisting of a series of essays by storytellers who work in the classroom, as well as teachers who use storytellingin the classroom, this title addresses specific curriculum curriculum areas, and includes practical, easily replicable lesson plans. Also included is a review and explanation of the current research on the value of storytelling in the classroom in teaching "whole brain" using multiple intelligences and the integration of thinking in the left and right brain. It makes valid connections to educational standards in curriculum areas. Topics addressed are from the dual viewpoints of storytellers and educators. Each chapter includes: a) a short theroetical base; b) article from a classroom teacher (at least one); c) article from a storytelling teaching artist (at least one); d) lesson plans with a short theroetical base. Grades PreK-12.

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